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Nic Couchman is a specialist sports lawyer and advisor and is a well-known  figure in the UK and international sports sector. Nic is head of our  sports practice at Charles Russell Speechlys, prior to which he was  founder and Chairman of Couchmans LLP, who joined Charles Russell  Speechlys in 2018.

Nic has extensive experience in developing and implementing  commercial rights programmes for a large number of sports and advising  sports investors, sponsors and sports businesses, and has worked in over  25 sports.

Nic's clients have included; the International Olympic Committee,  Formula 1 Management, Rugby World Cups 1991/1995/1999/2003, Ascot  Authority, Six Nations, European Rugby Cup, International Tennis  Federation, England and Wales Cricket Board; Premier Rugby, Poland 2012,  British Champions Series, Volvo Ocean Race, Great Run Company, World  Match Racing Tour; the International Rowing Federation (FISA) Aviva, BT,  Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, Haymarket Publishing, Heineken, Nationwide  Building Society, Nike, Nokia, News International, Panasonic, Rio Tinto,  UK Sport, as well as various high profile players and athletes, and  player associations, such as World Pro Surfers. 

Nic was named as one of the world’s twenty most influential sports  lawyers by Sport Business magazine, and featured in The Times “Top Ten  Sports Lawyers” list. He is also a regular speaker and writer on sports  business matters and articles in 2019 include pieces on sports data  rights, IOC Rule 40, and sports investments.

Nic was a co-founder of Sports Investment Partners LLP (chaired by  Sir Martin Broughton) and is a co-founder of Sport360 Consulting.